Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1377

Sophie nudged Gordon into the elevator, and he casually pressed the button for B2.

When it came to a halt on the second basement level, Gordon simply said, "Let's head out."

"Alright." Sophie replied, pushing Gordon out of the lift and into the basement corridor.

Sophie had never ventured to the Aldridge family's second basement before. She imagined it'd be a parking lot or maybe a wine cellar. But to her surprise, the elevator doors opened to reveal an archive room.

The space was lined with cabinets that looked like they belonged in a history museum, each labeled with Roman numerals. It was clear this place didn't see much foot traffic.

Taking it all in, Sophie asked, "Mr. Gordon, is this the Aldridge family's old intelligence hub?"

"Indeed," Gordon replied with a hint of nostalgia. "This used to be the intelligence archive, but... it's been out of commission for years now."

could store all the data from this entire floor, making such manual archiving a thing of

pushed him further in, she asked, "So,

quick. We just need to wait here; someone should show up shortly. But before they do... we've gotta

was taken aback by this.

towards the back of the

filing cabinets. Gordon stopped at one, turned a key, and the entire cabinet slid to the side

this our hiding spot?"

"Yes, it is."

"Alright then."

the cabinet door slid shut behind them. Seeing the door close gave Sophie a brief moment of unease, but Gordon reassured her, "No worries, I can open it

Sophie nodded, flipping on the light switch. The room was dimly lit, with